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Greenwich Hawks
Several factors were at play on Sept. 18 when thousands of broad-wings suddenly began funneling through the roughly seven-mile stretch between Quaker Ridge and Long Island Sound, O'Toole said.
Like most hawks, broad-wings migrate across the ridge's southern edge to take advantage of the warm air currents, known as "thermals," that bounce off the ground and propel them to high altitudes, he said.
Once atop the thermals, the hawks can soar for miles on the tailwinds without having to expend energy by constantly flapping their wings, as lower-flying birds do, to stay aloft.
However, this advantage fades when the hawks begin flying over water, where the cooler air currents make it much harder to sustain long periods of soaring. As such, O'Toole said, hawks typically hug the shoreline when the wind pushes them close to the ocean.
On Sept. 18, after being grounded by a cold front along their migratory route for several days, the hawks began taking off in large flocks, known as "kettles," as soon as the ground started to warm up.
At the same time, a moderate northwestern wind began pushing them closer and closer to the cool waters of the Sound, creating a bottleneck of birds trying to ride out the warm thermals between the ridge and the coastline, he said.
"It was just the right combination of factors, where you had this gradual build-up of hawks" in the region waiting for the cold front to lift," O'Toole said. When the air warmed and the wind began blowing, there was "this explosion of huge numbers."
While the one-day numbers are impressive, O'Toole added, they are not unprecedented: On Sept. 15, 1995, there were 31,988 sightings of broad-winged hawks at the ridge, likely due to similar wind and weather patterns.
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PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – Heather Bowie Young made five straight birdies while hop-scotching across the golf course Friday in the Bahamas LPGA Classic.
Bowie Young made birdies on half of the 12 holes the LPGA set up Friday for a 6-under 39 at the Ocean Club, giving her a one-shot lead in the middle of a long, strange opening round that had no chance of finishing because of a three-hour delay.
''I can remember trying to shoot 39 for nine holes, and that's happened this year,'' Bowie Young said. ''I've shot well over that for nine holes.''
This tournament is different in so many ways.
Severe flooding earlier in the week left much of the course under water. The LPGA decided to use the holes that were available, and two of those holes had to be converted into par 3s because bunkers had caved in from a foot of rain that fell in a five-hour stretch Tuesday night.
The hope was to complete three rounds of 12 holes to make the inaugural event official. On the LPGA, 36 holes have to be completed for it to count. Even with a short course, that goal looked to be in trouble when a large, black cloud moved over the course and rumbled with thunder, leading to the long delay.
The last group was to tee off about 6:30 p.m.
Anna Nordqvist ran off three straight birdies early in her round and closed with a birdie for a 5-under 40, tied with Lisa McCloskey. A half-dozen players at 41 included Suzann Pettersen and Brittany Lang.
Nordqvist fared much better than the other two players in her group – Inbee Park and Stacy Lewis, Nos. 1 and 2 in the women's world ranking. Park failed to make a single birdie in her round of 1-over 46. Lewis was going along fine until the par-5 11th, her sixth hole. She pulled her second shot just into a bunker, leaving an awkward third shot from about 50 yards that had to clear another bunker. She clipped it clean, and it sailed over the back of the green and into the water, leading to double bogey.
Lewis birdied her next two holes and had a 1-under 44.
The LPGA signed up Pure Silk and the Bahamas Tourism Ministry as title sponsors and wanted to do all it could to play golf in the first year of this event, even if that meant going to extremes of playing a 12-hole course with the holes out of sequence to help with the flow.
Everyone teed off on No. 10, and then headed to the front nine.
Park was leaving the green when she stopped to make sure she knew where she was going – a 120-yard walk across a waste area to the sixth tee. They played sixth and the seventh, and then headed over to the fourth hole. And that's when it got really crowded.
At one point, there were nine players in a 50-yard radius.
Morgan Pressel was in the second group, which was coming off the third green and headed to the eighth tee.
''We're just going to play through,'' Jacqui Concolino said with a smile to Park, Lewis and Nordqvist. They were walking off the seventh green and headed to No. 4. Juli Inkster, Catriona Matthew and Candie Kung were approaching the seventh green. There was a lot of traffic.
The Lewis trio got into carts, because the tee on par-4 fourth hole was moved to about 130 yards of the green. There was standing water in the fairways - it looked more like small ponds - though the problem was a large bunker right of the green that was unplayable. Tour officials couldn't afford players going into the bunker, and they made the muddy mess easier to avoid by making it a short par 3.
That's what surprised the players the most. Most of them were on board with a 12-hole course – remember, Prestwick was only 12 holes when the British Open was played on the links 15 times back in the day - in an effort to have a tournament. They just didn't realize there would be five par 3s. It felt like an executive course.
What made them unaware was that storms earlier in the week kept some of them from getting in a full practice round.
''Of the 12 holes that we played, I think I had seen seven and I had not seen five,'' Bowie Young said. ''So maybe I shouldn't play practice rounds anymore.''
Laura Davies had a 2-under 43. She was all smiles on her way to the golf course, and full of a few quips.
''This should be a lot of fun,'' Davies said. ''I just hope I don't get disqualified if I can't find my way to the next tee. I'll just walk slow and follow everybody else.''
LPGA commissioner Mike Whan is trying to avoid a Monday finish because several players have U.S. Women's Open qualifying early next week.


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Author Notes: I have just discovered rye berries and am loving their chewy texture and nutty flavor. Adding creamy avocados and fresh apricots to them is quite delicious. Maple syrup brings a hint of sweetness, pistachios add a bit of crunch and mint and lime brighten it up. This makes a lovely light lunch or side dish for a barbecue. You could even add a dollop of yogurt for breakfast! —BlueKaleRoad
Food52 Review: If you've ever eaten cracker jack, you know the thrill of encountering those delicious peanuts in the sea of popcorn filler. This beautiful salad is so packed with those (figurative) peanuts that eating it is a real joy. You will thrill at each bite of avocado and apricot, morsels which are further enlivened by hits of mint, pistachio, and a truly fantastic maple-lime dressing. But the rye berry-filler is fun too -- nutty and pleasantly chewy grains that reminded me of a cross between barley and farro -- and they're so cheap! One important note is that my rye berries took almost an hour to cook, more than double what the recipe says. Thanks to BlueKaleRoad for a new mainstay in my summer salad repertoire! —arielleclementine
Serves: 4-6
cup rye berries
cups water
teaspoons kosher salt, divided
tablespoon maple syrup
tablespoon olive oil
tablespoons fresh lime juice
large avocados, diced
apricots, diced
tablespoons fresh mint, finely chopped
cup pistachios, toasted and roughly chopped
- Combine the rye berries, water and 1 teaspoon kosher salt in a medium sized sauce pan. Bring to a boil, cover and lower heat. Simmer for about 25 minutes, until rye berries are soft. Drain any remaining water and set aside to cool (can be made ahead).
- Whisk together the syrup, olive oil, lime juices and remaining 1 teaspoon of salt. Spoon the rye berries into a serving bowl. Add the avocados, apricots, mint and pistachios and toss gently. Drizzle the dressing over and stir gently. Serve immediately.
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The "Pink Slime" Controversy
Everyone, it seems, has an opinion about lean finely textured beef. Editor Paul King is still on the fence, and wants to know what you think.
I recently returned from a cruise to the Bahamas aboard the Norwegian Jewel. One of the downsides of the cruise was that the Jewel is a Nickelodeon-themed ship. This, combined with the trip's proximity to spring break for some school districts, meant there were lots of kids on this ship, and plenty of talk about kids getting "slimed."
As the parent of grown children, I don't have a lot of experience with Nickelodeon or its "slime." Apparently kids love getting this green gook dumped all over them and their parents, for the most part are fine with it too. Whatever tickles your fancy, I guess.
Back in the office, and throughout the foodservice industry, much of the conversation—both before I left and since I've returned—has been about another kind of "slime," otherwise known as lean finely textured beef or LFTB. This "slime" is pink, and most parents don't want their children anywhere near it.
LFTB consists of the final bits of useful byproduct from cow carcasses. The mixture is heated, whirled in a centrifuge to extract the fat and treated with ammonium hydroxide gas to kill harmful bacteria. LTFB is added to ground beef as a filler, both to reduce cost and—ironically—to make the beef healthier by making the beef safer to eat and reducing the fat content.
Marion Nestle, the highly respected New York University professor who has authored several books and myriad articles on food safety and nutrition, recently made "pink slime" the topic of her "Food Matters" column in the San Francisco Chronicle. Her take? LFTB solves a couple of problems but creates a public relations nightmare.


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Lawyers for America is now partnering with the Aspen Institute's Franklin Project, chaired by retired U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, to create more opportunities for young people committed to public service.
"We share the mission of public service with the Franklin Project, and we are working together to create additional service opportunities," said UC Hastings Professor Marsha Cohen, executive director of Lawyers for America. "Service through Lawyers for America will enable nonprofit legal organizations and government law offices to stretch their budgets to help fill our nation's justice gap."
MacKenzie Moritz, the Franklin Project's associate director for strategic partnerships, said, "The Franklin Project is working to make a year of national service a common opportunity and common expectation for young people growing up in America –a new civic rite of passage. We're excited by the innovative new model Lawyers for America has developed to integrate the opportunity to do a service year into the law school experience and look forward to working with them to expand the model to additional law schools around the country."
"MacKenzie has deep experience in building capacity for programs like Lawyers for America," said Cohen. "We are excited to be working with someone with his expertise."
Also this summer, Vermont Law School joined the Lawyers for America program.
"Our model, with a full training-year externship followed by a service year after graduation, has possibilities for many law schools," Cohen said.
Vermont Law School's LFA fellows may serve in communities across the United States, including Alaska.
"Vermont Law School students are service-minded and committed to making positive change in the world," said Marc Mihaly, president and dean of Vermont Law School, ranked No. 1 in the nation for environmental law. "Our partnership with Lawyers for America is a natural fit and will afford our students new opportunities to use the power ofMo the law to make a difference across the country."
Five members of the UC Hastings Class of 2014 are the first Lawyers for America fellows. They have completed their training year, are now studying for the California Bar Exam, and will return to their placements for a full year of post-graduate work thereafter.
"Lawyers for America has given me a one-year head start at one of the best public defender offices in California," said Aaron Jaques '14. "I know that when I return to the Contra Costa Public Defender's Office in the fall, I'll be able to hit the ground running."
"Their supervisors have been delighted with them," Cohen said of the first fellows, and "they have received top training." "LFA worksite partners, who support the program financially, have a direct interest in training the fellows. The more fellows can do and the faster and more effectively they can learn, the more value these offices get out of it. It's a win for everybody."
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Podcasts: The Researcher's Perspective
The Legacy of Waste Couture, with Luz Claudio
In the 2007 news feature "Waste Couture: Environmental Impact of the Clothing Industry," EHP explored the environmental and occupational health implications of producing cheap—indeed, virtually disposable—clothing. This story has gone on to become the journal's most popular article of all time. Author Luz Claudio tells host Ashley Ahearn about the inspiration for "Waste Couture," why this story has captured so much attention, and changes she has seen in fashion since its publication.
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AHEARN: It's The Researcher's Perspective. I'm Ashley Ahearn.
Fashion can be fickle. That designer off‐the‐shoulder dress JLo's wearing on the red carpet might inspire hundreds of clothing manufacturers to come up with their own more affordable versions, and consumers buy them like—well, like they're going out of style.
And they usually do.
The concept of "fast fashion" is not a new one, but exploring the environmental impacts of our transient tastes is a more recent phenomenon. In 2007 Luz Claudio wrote a news feature for EHP titled "Waste Couture: Environmental Impact of the Clothing Industry."1 It went on to become the most highly viewed article of all time on EHP's website.
Luz Claudio is an associate professor of preventive medicine and chief in the Division of International Health at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York.
Dr. Claudio, thanks for joining me.
CLAUDIO: Thank you.
AHEARN: Why don't you start by telling me, what exactly does "fast fashion" mean, and where did you come up with the idea for this article?
CLAUDIO: Well, fast fashion is like fast food in that a designer or manufacturer might translate an idea that is shown in a fashion show into a very cheap and affordable way to get to the mainstream consumer. But one of the things intrinsic in fast fashion is that it includes this obsolescence so that something that may have been fashionable, quote unquote, last spring—like, say, the skinny jeans or something like that—now is seen as obsolete in that new trends in the design make the garment no longer fashionable or acceptable. And so I wanted to know, does this have an impact on environmental health.
AHEARN: And what did you find?
CLAUDIO: Well, I found through researching this article that there are many environmental health issues that come about from fast fashion, and one of them is the problem of all the hazardous waste that is generated in the manufacturing of that cheap T‐shirt. And so, for example, cotton is the most highly pesticide‐used crop,2 and that, of course, is a concern. Another environmental health issue that I found with fast fashion is the use of certain chemicals like perfluorinated chemicals, PFCs.3 These are sometimes added to some garments so that they are more stain resistant, and you don't have to iron them. You know, who irons anymore, right? (laughs) So you know, some of these properties that are very desirable in clothing are given by these added chemicals.
AHEARN: How have people responded to your article? It came out four years ago. Have you seen any evidence of your article affecting the fashion industry or people's personal shopping habits?
CLAUDIO: Oh, well, there's been a lot of awareness about this issue. I think that—I've seen several blogs from young women, one in particular, who cited the article as the reason for her to decide not to buy new clothes for a year, and I don't know whether she actually achieved it, but… I know that a friend of mine who works in the garment industry told me about a professor at Parsons New School for Design who teaches sustainability and has used the article in his teachings of zero waste design, which is a way in which they can cut the patterns of a garment to fit like a puzzle on the fabric so that when they cut it they don't have a lot of waste material.4 So there have been several things that have happened.
I recently went on a vacation to Paris, and I saw a store that sold "trashion," and that's a new term for me, which is "fashion made out of trash." Apparently that is a cool thing now, and I actually bought a belt made out of car safety belts. It's a taste, but the fact that the garment or the accessory is not hiding that it's made of trash might be some kind of trend. So I feel confident that it has had some impact, and I also have seen the article actually reprinted several times in blogs and people reacting to the blogs. Because EHP is an open‐access journal, other people are able to copy it freely, so I've seen it as recently as 2010 reprinted in other sites.
AHEARN: So, Dr. Claudio, where do you shop?
CLAUDIO: Oh my gosh! Well, I live in New York City, so the temptation to dress is everywhere. One of the things that I have changed a lot is that I really love consignment stores, and I go to those a lot. And here in New York there are high‐end consignment stores where expensive labels like Chanel and Prada and all that, you can find them for a fraction of what they will retail for in the real store. So I think that trying to build that into your consciousness and buy things that are higher quality instead of buying things that just last for a couple of washes and you have to throw it away is one of the things that I do in my personal buying habits. Another thing is that I have a four‐year‐old daughter, and I really try to get clothing from her cousins who are a year older and also give her clothes to people who have kids that are younger.
AHEARN: What would you say to someone who wants to be fashionable but is on a tight budget?
CLAUDIO: Well, I think being aware of other options like pre‐owned clothes, like consignment stores, like thrift shops, like exchanging with your friends and family. I've had clothing exchange parties, I call it, with my girlfriends at home and what we do is we clean our closets, we bring them over, put them in a big pile in the middle of the living room, and try each other's clothes and whatever is left we take it to a charity. So those are things that you can do to feel that you have new clothes all the time. But also, you know, just the act of clothes shopping is a pastime, so trying to find other ways to spend our time is a way to address this issue, because especially when you live in the city, all you have to do is walk down the street, and you're tempted to spend an hour here, an hour there, just looking through the clothing racks, even if you're not looking for something specific and you don't need anything. So trying to find other activities is something that would help in this situation.
AHEARN: Dr. Claudio, thanks so much for joining me.
CLAUDIO: Thank you, Ashley.
AHEARN: Dr. Luz Claudio is an associate professor of preventive medicine and chief in the Division of International Health at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York.
And that's The Researcher's Perspective. I'm Ashley Ahearn. Thanks for downloading!
Ashley Ahearn, host of The Researcher's Perspective, has been a producer and reporter for National Public Radio and an Annenberg Fellow at the University of Southern California specializing in science journalism.
Notes and References
1. Claudio L. Waste couture: environmental impact of the clothing industry. Environ Health Perspect 115(9):A449–A454 (2007); http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.115‐a449.
2. Cotton accounts for an estimated 11% of pesticides and 25% of insecticides used globally each year, while taking up 2.4% of farmland [Clay JW. World Agriculture and the Environment. Washington, DC:Island Press (2004)]. Many of the pesticides used on cotton—including aldicarb, parathion, methamidophos, deltamethrin, endosulfan, lindane, and chlorpyrifos—have been linked to severe adverse health effects in humans.
3. The limited human health data available suggest PFCs may be associated with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, elevated non‐HDL (i.e., "bad") cholesterol, altered thyroid hormone levels, preeclampsia, and low birth weight. Based on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003–2004, virtually all Americans are estimated to carry detectable levels of PFCs in their blood [Calafat AM, et al. Environ Health Perspect 115(11):1596–1602 (2007); http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.10598]. However, it is unknown how much PFC exposure, if any, comes from clothing.
4 Parsons the New School for Design. Zero Waste Denim: Parsons Exhibition Showcases Cutting Edge Approach to Sustainable Design; Loomstate to Produce Student‐Designed Fashion as Part of Fall Collection [press release]. New York, NY:Parsons The New School for Design (2 Feb 2011). Available: http://tinyurl.com/3qjjeg4 [accessed 26 Jul 2011].


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Suffolk, ss. Division of Administrative Law Appeals
Margaret R. Tudryn,
v. Docket No. CR-06-1104
State Board of Retirement,
Appearance for Petitioner:
Margaret R. Tudryn, pro se
43 Dryads Green
Northampton, MA 01060
Appearance for Respondent:
Erin C. Nally, Esq.
State Board of Retirement
One Ashburton Place, 12th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Administrative Magistrate:
Sarah H. Luick, Esq.
Pursuant to G. L. c. 32, § 16(4), the Petitioner, Margaret R. Tudryn, is appealing the December 1, 2006 decision of the Respondent, State Board of Retirement, denying her request for a Group 2 classification. (Ex. 2) The appeal was timely filed. (Ex. 1) A hearing was held January 9, 2008, at the offices of the Division of Administrative Law Appeals (DALA), 98 North Washington Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02114, pursuant to G. L. c. 7, § 4H.
Various documents are in evidence. (Exs. 1 - 8. Exhibit 8 was filed by the Petitioner post-hearing by February 15, 2008 when the record closed, and is an account of incidents at work.) ("B") One tape was used. The Petitioner testified. Both parties made arguments on the record. The Respondent filed a pre-hearing memorandum. ("A")
1. Margaret Tudryn, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., d.o.b. 8/7/49, began employment with the Department of Social Services (DSS) in1975 as a Caseworker. She worked at the Springfield office. By 1990, she was a Social Worker D for DSS. From March 2004, she has worked in this position at the Pittsfield office. (Ex. 5. Testimony.)
2. As a Caseworker between 1975-1990, Ms. Tudryn was assigned various functions. As an Intake/Screener she interviewed DSS clients, processed applications, made referrals, and interfaced with police officers and with hospitals during emergencies. As an Adolescent Worker, she worked with teenagers and their families, with schools, and with the court system. As an Assessment Worker, she evaluated the risks children were facing and she developed interventions. As an Ongoing Worker, she gave support services to families to prevent child abuse or neglect, and identified barriers families had to surmount. As a Family Resource Worker, she recruited foster parents and trained them in parenting skills. As an Emergency Response Worker, she responded to and investigated emergencies involving children to determine their risks and if interventions were needed. Starting in and around 1997 and continuing to the present, Ms. Tudryn has given support and mediation services to foster parents, kinship families, and pre-adoptive and adoptive parents. (Ex. 5. Testimony.)
3. The job description, Form 30, for a DSS Social Worker D contains a general statement of duties and responsibilities which reads as follows:
Under the general supervision of an employee of a higher grade who periodically reviews work for performance and effectiveness: makes case assignments to social service staff; supervises substitute care, home finding and adoption services provided by Social Workers; supervises and evaluates the level and quality of intake, assessment, service planning and case management services; coordinates case reviews; approves major casework decisions; reviews departmental reports; provides orientation for new employees; identifies training needs of employee; establishes and maintains effective relationships with courts, collateral agencies and providers; performs related duties as required. (Ex. 4)
Specific duties are described as:
Provides individual and group information, consultation, training and case review …. Conducts evaluation of subordinates and the quality and effectiveness of their client service plan …. Conducts assessment and intake studies and develops preliminary service plans for applicants for services …. Reviews assessment and intake studies and service plans for clients & applicants for services …. Provides supervision of case management activities …. Diagnoses clients' needs and develops, implements and evaluates service plans for clients as part of consultation with employees of lower grade and for own clients …. Makes case assignments to assigned direct social service staff …. Participates with area management staff in area planning, budgeting, resource development and evaluation. (Ex. 4)
Qualifications listed in the job description include having:
Knowledge of the theories of human behavior and development … of principles and practices of social work and social casework … counseling … crisis intervention … community organization in social work … child welfare services administration …. Knowledge of teaching methods and techniques and their use in orientation and in-service training programs …. Skill in the practice of effective intervention with children, families, and disabled adults …. (Ex. 4)
4. As a Social Worker D, Ms. Tudryn provides clinical supervision to the five to seven Social Workers on her staff. She conducts regular staff meetings, trains new workers concerning DSS policies and procedures, evaluates her staff's job performances, and oversees all the case management activities in the Protective Unit in the Pittsfield office. (Exs. 3 & 5. Testimony.)
5. When her Social Worker staff members are away from work for periods of time, Ms. Tudryn covers their active cases. She also accompanies her Social Workers on their client or family visits to help them deal with difficult and/or dangerous situations. When she has had her annual performance reviews, these tasks have been noted and discussed as a positive aspect of her job performance. (Ex. 6. Testimony.)
6. Ms. Tudryn has been confronted directly by and has had to help her staff Social Workers cope with dangerous and threatening people. When she worked as a Social Worker she experienced situations when she was in the presence of murderers and batterers. She has heard gunshots fired close to her office. Her offices, including the Pittsfield office, have been in crime prone areas. In dealing with clients, she has engaged in efforts to help children or parents in domestic violence situations where the efforts failed. Over the years some of her clients and those of her staff have some of her Social Workers whose clients have witnessed a parent being murdered by the other parent. She had dealt with mentally ill, explosive, and drug-addicted parents. There have been times when the press has followed some of her cases which has given her added stress. She has faced threats from parents at courthouses when she has been involved in care and protection petitions to gain custody of their children for DSS. She has had trouble coping with the cumulative effect of the various experiences she and her staff have had dealing with dangerous people, violent behaviors, and children who have suffered. (Ex. 8. Testimony.)
7. Ms. Tudryn's employer has recognized that DSS workers, including while they are in their offices, face significant safety concerns. Safety planning committees and safety procedures and guidelines are used to help DSS staff cope with violent people and working in crime-prone surroundings. Ms. Tudryn has often accompanied her staff Social Workers on client visits for safety reasons. (Exs. 7 & 8. Testimony.)
8. Ms. Tudryn completed a Classification Questionnaire with the State Board of Retirement toward securing a Group 2 job classification for her position. In her questionnaire, Ms. Tudryn noted her experiences through the present time of facing violent people, and of working with children and parents who have been victims of violence, abuse, and neglect. She noted that having face-to-face encounters DSS clients and their parents is a frequent occurrence in her work. (Exs. 3 & 8. Testimony.)
9. The State Board of Retirement informed Ms. Tudryn by letter of December 1, 2006 that her request was denied, and that her position was classified in Group 1. Ms. Tudryn filed a timely appeal. (Exs. 1 & 2.)
Ms. Tudryn is not entitled to a Group 2 classification. G. L. c. 32, § 3(2)(g) provides a system for classifying employees' jobs for retirement purposes. Group 2 covers "employees of the commonwealth … regardless of any official classification … whose regular and major duties require them to have the care, custody, instruction or other supervision of … persons who are mentally ill, mentally defective, or defective delinquents or wayward children …." Classification is based on the job that the member has at the time of retirement. Maddocks v. CRAB, 369 Mass. 488 (1976). Ms. Tudryn provided much information about what she has faced when working in the past as a staff Social Worker. But, the focus for determining her proper group classification will be her current job in the DSS Pittsfield office as a Social Worker D, which involves primarily supervising, monitoring, assisting, and evaluating her staff Social Worker/case managers.
Ms. Tudryn credibly testified that she frequently and routinely fills in for unavailable or away from work staff Social Workers whom she directly supervises. This is supported by the accounts of her work in her annual performance evaluations. Her testimony and these evaluations also show that she directly assists her staff Social Workers by sometimes attending client visits or meetings with clients' parents. Despite these occasions of doing this hands-on, face-to-face work with clients and their families, Ms. Tudryn's evidence is not sufficient to demonstrate such tasks constitute a major part of her job duties. Ms. Tudryn questions the completeness of her Form 30 job description, but she acknowledges that she performs the work set forth within it which addresses tasks primarily in the nature of providing supervision, assistance, and oversight of her staff Social Workers. She just knows that so often she is engaged in direct work with DSS clients and their families, and is exposed to dangers from those encounters so that this work should be highlighted in her Form 30 job description as a main part of her duties. I conclude, that if one of her expected regular and major duties is to perform the same amount of direct face-to-face encounters with DSS clients and their families as her staff does, then that duty would appear in her Form 30 job description. It does not.
One recent case is on point with Ms. Tudryn's circumstances. In Jacobsen Conastra v. State Board of Retirement, CR-05-599 (DALA, 10/23/07) (No CRAB Dec.), a DSS Social Worker D working at the New Bedford office was denied a Group 2 classification. Like Ms. Tudryn, Ms. Jacobsen Conastra directly supervised a staff of Social Workers, and often accompanied them on their client or family visits, and filled-in to cover their caseload when they were out from work. She also was exposed to violent people and confronted dangerous situations. About 60% of her work involved care and protection petitions. About 50% of her clients or their parents suffered from mental illnesses. Nevertheless, her regular and major duties were found to be managing and supervising the work of her staff. See, Pickett v. State Board of Retirement, CR-06-447 (DALA, 8/7/07) (No CRAB Dec.) (Licensed Social Worker holding the job of Administrative Assistant II at a mental health facility investigating resident/client complaints by conducting interviews mostly alone with the resident/client to maintain confidentiality, and who sometimes suffered assaults from combative residents/clients, was not given a Group 2 classification because he did not have regular and major duties of providing care, custody, supervision, and instruction for these residents/clients.); Flacks v. State Board of Retirement, CR-03-348 (DALA, 6/18/04) (No CRAB Dec.) (Clinical Social Worker III within the Department of Mental Health who developed and implemented a case management system which involved meeting with clients toward determining their eligibility for services, was not classified in Group 2 because the work did not involve providing care, custody, instruction or supervision to the clients.).
Even if Ms. Tudryn's work involves a fair amount of hands-on social work with DSS clients and their families, if that is not the main or predominant job responsibility, she cannot prevail in her claim. In Harris v. CRAB, Superior Court Civil Action No. 01-3036-G (7/3/02), a pharmacist at a Department of Mental Health out-patient clinic was found to be instructing and counseling DMH clients on how to take medication as a regular and major duty. That was sufficient for a Group 2 classification.
Case law does not find the fact that the member is exposed to dangerous situations involving work with the kind of persons listed in Group 2, to be a controlling factor for gaining a Group 2 classification. Therefore, even if at times Ms. Tudryn is exposed to dangerous persons in her work, that will not be enough for a Group 2 classification. In Rebell v. CRAB, Massachusetts Appeals Court, No. 89-P-1259 (3/20/91), the job of drawing blood from inmates as a regular and major duty was not found to be giving them care, custody, instruction, and supervision, and no Group 2 classification was given.
For these reasons, the decision of the State Board of Retirement is affirmed.
Sarah H. Luick, Esq.
Administrative Magistrate
DATED: April 30, 2008
This information is provided by the Division of Administrative Law Appeals .


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Uptownriders.net is a new website that is exclusive to The Lost and Damned.
The Uptown Riders website is designed to promote the Uptown Riders street gang, to which Malc and DeSean belong to. Uptownriders.com follows the same format as the other two websites in The Lost and Damned that are centred around the gangs in the game (angelsofdeathonline.com and Lostmc.com). It has a shop, with similar items in it to the other gangs shops and it has an overview of the gang which has a positive spin on it.
It also has a list of some of the street bikes that can be found in the game. Although some of them aren't able to be found exactly as they appear.


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Is outside area safe: Operation equal to an element using RQJ0602EGDQS
I'm using the RQJ0602EGDQS. Is the area outside of the area of safe operation equivalent to the element destruction area? I'm using the below conditions. Is there any problem?
ID: -70 mA (DC)
Ta: 60℃
Since the product ratings are set with a margin, the area outside of the area of safe operation is not necessarily exactly the same as the destruction area of the product. On the other hand, please understand that usage outside of the area of safe operation is not guaranteed, and has the risk of element destruction. Calculating the total power dissipation using the conditions that you have provided results in 1.96 W, which exceeds the rating. For the product in question, the rating is Pch < 1.08 W at Ta = 60℃.
*When mounted on a glass epoxy board (40 x 40 x 1 mm).
|Power MOSFETs for General Switching


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Astounding Reason North Dakota Is Lit Up So Brightly You Can See it From Space
This article was published in partnership with GlobalPossibilities.org.
I've been told by people living near fracking operations that the lights coming from the rigs are so bright they have trouble sleeping at night. They aren't exaggerating. A photo from the NASA Earth Observatory shows a view of the U.S at night — the brightest spots that glow on the map come from big cities. The Plains states and the West are the darkest, with small spots of light scatter between darkness.
Except, oddly enough, there's a big glow out in North Dakota — a state with no cities sizable enough to create that much light. Robert Krulwich writes for NPR:
It turns out, yes, that's not a city. And those lights weren't there six years ago.
What we have here is an immense and startlingly new oil and gas field — nighttime evidence of an oil boom created by a technology called fracking. Those lights are rigs, hundreds of them, lit at night, or fiery flares of natural gas. One hundred fifty oil companies, big ones, little ones, wildcatters, have flooded this region, drilling up to eight new wells every day on what is called the Bakken formation. Altogether, they are now producing 660,000 barrels a day — double the output two years ago — so that in no time at all, North Dakota is now the second-largest oil producing state in America. Only Texas produces more, and those lights are a sign that this region is now on fire ... to a disturbing degree. Literally.
You can read the rest Krulwich's blog post and see the photos here.
A story by James William Gibson in Earth Island Journal details how some Native American communities aren't pleased with the no new boom. He writes, that:
... little oil money reaches most of the reservation. According to activists Walter and Lisa Deville and Theodora Bird Bear, lifelong residents of the reservation town of Mandaree, none of the oil money collected by either the tribe or the state of North Dakota comes back to their town. Mandaree is mostly poor: two-thirds of the population lives three families to a house. Earlier this year, the Devilles and Bird Bear did a survey of Mandaree residents to gauge their views on the oil boom. Of those they questioned, 84 percent said they do not receive adequate information on environmental impacts to air, water quality and land; 92 percent said they fear drilling-related spills.
Oil production is starting to displace the tribal culture based around agriculture and grazing livestock.
In another story Gibson writes about another impact of fracking in North Dakota — crime:
Most of the roughnecks and roustabouts who have to the prairies of North Dakota are, no doubt, honest fellows who are just looking to make an honest dollar. But there are also some tougher characters in the lot. Crime statistics from Williston, ND — a town of about 16,000 that is at the center of the fracking boom — illustrate the problem. Between 2008 and 2009, the town experienced a sharp increase in reported crimes. The Williston Police Department says that calls to 911 skyrocketed in 2011. Also last year, a pharmacy in town was robbed of $16,000 in narcotics. And in early 2012 people in the region where horrified by two oilworkers' kidnapping and murder of a woman in nearby Montana, about 45 miles from Williston.
Between 2010 and 2011, there was a 16.1 percent increase in violent crime and a 10.3 percent increase in property crime statewide. The increase in crime has been driven, in part, by higher crime rates in the state's western counties where the shale oil fracking is occurring.
Sara Jerving at PRWatch watch reported that there has also been an increase in crimes against women:
Beyond concerns about cancer and toxins are other societal ills related to fracking that disproportionately impact women. Some areas across the country where fracking has boomed have noted an increase in crime -- including domestic violence and sexual assault. In Dickinson, North Dakota, there has been at least a 300% increase in assault and sex crimes over the past year. The mayor has attributed the increase in crime to the oil and "natural" gas boom in their area.
Fracking may be putting North Dakota on the map — but not for the best reasons.


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Republican Women's organization forms in Nolan County
On Sept. 11, 2012, a group met to finalize the steps necessary for starting a Republican Women's organization in Nolan County. Officers were elected at the meeting and a name for the club was adopted: "Republican Women of West Texas." The next scheduled meeting is set for Oct. 2, 2012, at the law office of Lance Hall at 119 East Third Street in Sweetwater, Texas. The time is set for 6 p.m., with refreshments at 6:30 p.m. for the installation of officers. Anyone interested in attending the meeting is more than welcome. For further information, call 325-235-3623 or 325-260-7741.


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Paul Hill wrote:
This camcorder is a device that doesn't run Windows released in 2003. Is this one of the 5%?
Nope. He said platforms. That's the game: general-purpose devices that run computing platforms. The only survivors in Microsoft's era of Windows were a motley band: Macs and PCs running Linux. Less than 5%, honestly. Then PDAs, but those mobile platforms fizzled out, and Microsoft eventually bested Palm OS with the PocketPC. Ironically, that (very) modest success is what led to their grievous downfall.


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I keep having pimples and acne on my face. I know that blood which comes out of the wound, if it flows, is unclean and one has to repeat the wudu. My question is sometimes after the blood comes out, there comes out water-like material from the wound. Is that water-like material (which is of water's color) also unclean? Does one have to repeat the wudu after it too?
Firstly: to learn more about the ruling on the najaasah (impurity) of blood, see the answers to Questions 2570 and 2176.
Secondly: some of the scholars said that if water (pus) from wounds is a small amount, it does not invalidate wudoo, but if it is a large amount then it does invalidate wudoo'.
A group of scholars – including al-Shaafa'i and Imaam Ahmad, according to one report narrated from him, and the seven fuqahaa' – said that anything that comes out from anywhere other than the front and back passage does not invalidate wudoo', whether it is a small amount or a large amount, apart from urine and faeces.
They quoted the following as evidence for that:
1- The basic principle is that it does not break wudoo'; whoever claims that something breaks wudoo' has to produce evidence.
2- The fact that he is taahir (pure) is indicated by the shar'i evidence, and whatever is indicated by shar'i evidence cannot be changed except by further shar'i evidence.
We do not go beyond that which is indicated by the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), because we worship Allaah according to His sharee'ah and not according to our whims and desires. We have no right to oblige the slaves of Allaah to do wudoo' when it is not required, or to excuse them from doing wudoo' when it is required.
See al-Sharh al-Mumti' by Ibn 'Uthaymeen, part 1, p. 224


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Let our members tell you about how God has used the First Baptist Church community and ministries to impact their lives.
Sunday Morning Worship:
11 a.m.
Sunday School:
(Labor Day to Memorial Day)
9:45 a.m.
Sunday School:
(all ages)
Sunday Morning Worship:
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
noon - 3:00 p.m.
Office Hours
Note: We regret that we cannot host non-member weddings in our building at this time.
The word gospel sounds appropriately religious, something you'd expect moral people to talk about. But it is a surprising word, for it didn't begin as spiritual jargon. It simply meant "good news," like your waiter telling you dessert is on the house or your doctor saying your blood tests came back clean. What's surprising about this good news, however, is that it begins by telling everyone—spiritual and secular, moralist and materialist—very bad news about ourselves. And we'll never understand how good the good news is until we've heard the bad news.
Next: God »
The Bible never argues for God's existence; it simply assumes him. "In the beginning," the book opens, "God" (Genesis 1.1). Everything he has made testifies to his reality. From the majestic heights of the Himalayan Mountains to the yawning depths of the Grand Canyon, from the distant galaxies that we are just now discovering to the intricate code stored in our DNA, the universe displays the glory of God (Psalm 19.1). And it's not just the material world. Consider those things that you cannot see, like love or friendship or justice or time or music or beauty. Where did they come from? Personal qualities like joy and sorrow derive from a person, and creative attributes like artistry and design testify to a creator. That person, that creator, is God.
Next: Us »
This God created all there is, and he created humans to govern the universe under him (Genesis 1.26). We were the capstone of his creative work, the only ones that bore his image. And so he gave us the gift of human companionship so that together we might reflect his glory by caring for his good creation and especially for one another (Genesis 2.18). But one need not look far to see that we have missed the mark. We don't rule anything very well. Our relationships are broken and our government is gridlocked. Our work is meaningless and our environment is polluted. We use one another to get ahead and abuse those who get in our way. The powerful are rewarded with more power, and the marginalized are pushed further away. Care for God's creation? Especially for one another? In every possible way we have missed our destiny. There's a word in the Bible for that: it's called sin (1 John 3.4). And it's very bad news.
Next: Fig Leaves »
Early on we all realize that the world is broken, but at some point we realize, like the comic-strip character Pogo, that "we have met the enemy and he is us." In other words, we don't enter the world pristine only to be corrupted by everything around us. We enter a broken world, bringing our own brokenness with us. So what do we do? Our instincts tell us to make it up, reverse course, atone for our mistakes. We're right to assume that our sin deserves punishment and demands atonement. But we're wrong to think that we can do it ourselves. We end up just like Adam and Eve, nervously sewing fig leaves together to cover our nakedness, to hide who we truly are (Genesis 3.7). But can such things really make up for what we've done wrong? If we apologize after an angry outburst, does it erase the things we said? If a doctor settles a malpractice suit, does it undo the months and years of damage inflicted?
Next: Filthy Rags »
And it's not just the horizontal, human-to-human restitution that falls short. How do we make it up to God for disobeying his word and corrupting his world? Shall we give money to charity? Read the Bible every day? Serve in an AIDS colony? Keep the sacraments? Become a pastor? Deny ourselves pleasure? Go to church every Sunday? When will it ever be enough to atone for what we've done? God's answer: never. "The wages of sin," he says, "is death" (Romans 6.23). And since we've transgressed an eternal God, the punishment deserved must itself be eternal. No wonder God calls our righteous deeds "filthy rags" (Isaiah 64.6). We simply cannot do enough. It would take hell to make up for what we've done. No matter how outwardly moral we might appear, God says that none of us is righteous, "not even one" (Romans 3.10). But…
Next: Jesus »
But there is One who lived the righteous life we have failed to live. His name is Jesus. The Bible tells us that Jesus is the eternal Son of God, who from all eternity enjoyed perfect communion with and delight in the Father and the Holy Spirit (John 1.1). At creation he was there, standing alongside his Father as a master craftsman (Proverbs 8.30). Nothing that was made was made without him (John 1.3). And yet this great One impoverished himself on behalf of the spiritually poor (2 Corinthians 8.9). He left the splendor of heaven to become a baby, taking on our humanity so that he might sympathize fully with us (Hebrews 4.15) and live the life we have failed to live (Romans 5.18–19).
Next: Jesus Died »
And then he died. Not just any kind of death, but death by execution (Philippians 2.8). He was treated as a criminal, even though he was the only One who had never broken the law—human or divine. And it wasn't just that people condemned him to die; the Bible solemnly states that it was the will of the Lord to crush him (Isaiah 53.10). How could this be? Why would the Father pour out his fury on Jesus? And why would Jesus accept this bitter cup? Because this is the only way that guilty people like us could be forgiven. Our sin had filled God's great cup of wrath, judgment for eternity. But he poured it out of Christ so there would be nothing left for us (Romans 3.21–26).
Next: Jesus Lives »
But he did not stay dead. On that first Easter morning Jesus rose from the dead, emerged from the grave, and was declared to be the Lord over all (Romans 1.4). You see, he died for sin, yes, but not for his own sin. He died for the sin of broken people like you and me. And when God raised him from the dead, it was the incontrovertible proof that Jesus was indeed the promised Messiah, the One who would reverse the curse on humanity, the Lord of heaven and earth (Isaiah 53.11–12). That's why there is no tombstone in Israel that marks Jesus' grave. He is unlike anyone who has ever lived, for he lived entirely under the will and word of God. And he died in a way unlike anyone else, for he died as the completely innocent One on behalf of the guilty. And he is the only One who rose from the dead, never to die again.
Next: And So Shall We »
Through Jesus' resurrection, the promise of new life is open to people like us (John 3.3). As Christians we are not more righteous, more moral, more perfect than anyone else. In fact, we admit that it was our sin that put Jesus on the cross. That's how bad we are. But here's the good news: Jesus lived the life we have failed to live, so we are no longer clothed in our filthy rags but in the righteous robes that Jesus earned. Jesus died on our behalf, so we no longer fear that God will pour out his anger on us. Jesus absorbed it all. And since Jesus was raised to new life, so too shall we. This life is not all there is. One day all things will be made new, and we shall worship God forever.
Next: And So Can You »
This promise of the gospel is for sinners like you. God calls you to turn from your way, whether it is characterized by extreme sin, extreme morality, or something in between. Admit your brokenness and run to Jesus. You will find that, though you are far more sinful that you dare admit, in Jesus you are far more loved than you ever dreamed possible.
Next: Our Beliefs »
The center of what we believe is the gospel. All Christians agree on the gospel, but all Christians believe more than the gospel. Our church has adopted a confession of faith that summarizes what we believe the Scripture teaches about a wide array of topics. Like spokes on a wheel these beliefs emanate from the gospel, and they conform to it like the body of a car to its engine. Over the years we've had four different confessions of faith. Here is our current statement, adopted by our congregation in 2013.
Read our full confessions of faith »
Next: Skeptical? »
We understand if you don't see things the way we do. To be sure, many of us asked the very same questions about the gospel that you are asking. If we can serve you by talking through your questions, we're here for you. We can't promise that we can answer every question, but we can point you to the Scriptures and help you understand the message of Christianity.
That's why we offer Christianity Explored, a seven-week course that introduces Jesus through the gospel of Mark. It's a safe space for those who do not consider themselves Christians to ask questions, engage in conversation, and investigate the claims of Christ for themselves. Take a look at our Upcoming Events for dates and times.
And of course if those dates don't work for you, please feel free to drop us a line. We'd be glad to share a cup of coffee and talk about the gospel with you.
Jesus saves individuals, but he does not save individuals to live individualistic lives. The Scriptures teach that, when we came to Christ, we became one with his people. "We were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink" (1 Corinthians 12.13). What God has done breaks down racial walls ("whether Jews or Gentiles") and transcends socio-economic condition ("slave or free").
Come to our worship service any Sunday and you will see this verse in action. People with very different ethnic backgrounds, financial circumstances, and political views nevertheless live in joyful, loving community with one another. How did we do it? We haven't. In fact, we couldn't. We're way too broken to make this happen. But the Spirit has done it for us. And it's given us a taste of heaven here on earth.
Next: Following Jesus »
Lone rangers are dead rangers. The Bible never commends people to live independent lives. Instead we are to live life together, to come alongside one another every day ("as long as it is called Today," Hebrews 3.12). Sunday-only Christianity is not the vision of the New Testament. Since the Spirit has united us to one another and offers grace to us through one another, we seek every opportunity to walk with one another, to serve one another, to go beyond the religious facades, truly to know one another. Our aim is to live out the community that is ours because of Christ, to enjoy the fellowship of the Spirit that Jesus won through his death and resurrection. So stay tuned: in addition to the informal opportunities that we already pursue—chatting over coffee, meeting with prayer partners—we plan to pursue more intentional opportunities for pursuing Christlikeness in the context of relationships.
Next: Worshiping »
We gather on Sundays at 11 am to magnify the glory of God, celebrate the gospel of Christ, and follow the instruction of the Spirit. What we do is pretty simple: as one pastor puts it, we "read the Bible, pray the Bible, sing the Bible, preach the Bible, and see the Bible (that is, in baptism and communion)." Everyone is welcome to attend, even if you arrive late or need to leave before we're through. For more information about our Sunday service, see our Visit Us section.
Next: Praying »
In the city that never sleeps, we must make time to rest. Not just physical rest, but resting in God's presence with other believers. Twice a week, before work or after, some of our folks gather for Kyrie, a time to pray together that the Lord would have mercy (Kyrie Eleison) on us, our congregation, and our city. You can come for the whole hour, or just pop in and pop out as you must. But enjoy this opportunity to shut out the noise and seek Christ together.
Morning Kyrie: Tuesdays at 7 am
Evening Kyrie: Thursdays at 7 pm
Next: Learning »
The Scriptures are our spiritual food. Without them we cannot live (Matthew 4.4), for in them we see the glory of Christ, who is the Bread of life (John 6.35). Before our worship service, we study Scriptures together in a variety of different contexts: children's Sunday school and Bible studies for men and women, as well as classes that explore the message of Christianity, help new Christians learn the teachings of Scripture, and introduce prospective members to life at First. In addition to these Sunday offerings, we regularly have studies on other nights of the week to serve you in your walk with Christ. Keep an eye on our upcoming events or email Gordon Scott to find out more.
Next: Our Commitment »
The New Testament sets forth dozens of "one another" commands, all stemming from the supreme one another that Jesus gave us: "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another" (John 13.34). As a congregation we take our responsibility to every other member seriously. In coming days we hope to affirm a new church covenant that informs our relationships and underscores our commitment to one another.
Next: Our Leadership »
Jesus not only saves us to live in community with other disciples of his, he also saves us to serve the world around us. He has modeled the path in which his people follow: laying aside our rights, humbling ourselves, taking on the role of a servant, running into the brokenness armed with the mercy and justice of God, laying down our lives for others. The gospel is transforming us into a community of God-loving, Christ-exalting, Spirit-empowered people eager to serve our broken world.
Next: In Word »
The apostle Paul tells us that Christians are ambassadors for Christ (2 Corinthians 5.20). Believers then are like the town criers of old, declaring the message of the King to people who otherwise would not hear. This is not a responsibility of pastors only, but for all those who follow Jesus (Matthew 28.18–20). The Spirit uses our words to carry the hope of the gospel everywhere.
Next: In Deed »
The apostle Paul admonishes us to do good to everyone (Galatians 6.10). Believers then are like the Good Samaritan, recognizing the needs of those around us, involving ourselves personally in their predicament, and investing our resources to bring help and justice to them. Ministering to temporal needs attends at best to temporal problems, so we do not divorce ministry in deed from ministry in word. But our calling as Christians necessarily includes doing good in as many ways to as many people as our limited resources carry us, so that we put the glory of divine mercy on display.
Next: Local Gospel Partners »
Commonwealth Community Baptist Church - Bronx
CityView Baptist Church - Astoria
Marion P. - International Students Ministry
Hope for New York
Bowery Mission
New York Rescue Mission
Next: Global Gospel Partners »
The Gospel Coalition
Tom and Nancy F. - church planting coaches
Butch and Bonnie J. - St. Petersburg, Fla.
Bruce and Bev M. - pastoral coaches
Roger and Rosemary M. - church planting coaches
Paul and Geri B. - Purdue University
Todd and Dawn E. - China
Cynthia T. - Brazil
Jose and Karina A. - Colombia
2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Location: Office
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Location: Haldeman
Mid-week prayer hosted by Winston James
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Location: First Baptist Church, 2221 Broadway, New York, NY 10024-6201, United States
Join us as we lift our voices in praise and worship to the God of heaven and earth! There are no prerequisites to attending worship here: simply come, taste and see that the Lord is good.
11:20 AM to 12:20 PM
The process of construction of our current building on 79th Street and Broadway began in 1890. The architect was George Keister, who also designed the Apollo Theater. Our building features many symbols that celebrate the character, work, and centrality of Christ.
Our church called Dr. Isaac Haldeman as pastor, and he served in that capacity for nearly 50 years. Dr. Halderman was an influential theologian and prolific writer, and many of his writings are preserved in our church library.
As our church grew, our existing building was no longer sufficient. So we moved to the corner of 39th Street and Park Avenue, where our church constructed a gothic brownstone building.
Our church moved to the corner of Broome and Elizabeth Streets under the leadership of pastor Dr. Spencer Cone. Dr. Cone also led the church in rewriting our confession of faith and in efforts to take the gospel to foreign lands. This was a time of spiritual and numeric growth for our church.
Our church's first building was damaged by being used as a stable by British soldiers during the Revolutionary War. After the war, our church razed the original structure and created a new stone building under the leadership of pastor William Parkinson.
Our church, now meeting on Gold Street, incorporated on June 19. John Gano was our first pastor. He later served as a chaplain in the Revolutionary War, and he baptized General George Washington in Newburgh during the Treaty of Peace celebration.
Thirteen followers of Christ first gathered to worship in the home of Jeremiah Dodge. Eight years later, they became a branch of the Baptist Church of Scotch Plains, New Jersey.
The process of construction of our current building on 79th Street and Broadway began in 1890. The architect was George Keister, who also designed the Apollo Theater. Our building features many symbols that celebrate the character, work, and centrality of Christ.
Our church called Dr. Isaac Haldeman as pastor, and he served in that capacity for nearly 50 years. Dr. Halderman was an influential theologian and prolific writer, and many of his writings are preserved in our church library.
As our church grew, our existing building was no longer sufficient. So we moved to the corner of 39th Street and Park Avenue, where our church constructed a gothic brownstone building.
Our church moved to the corner of Broome and Elizabeth Streets under the leadership of pastor Dr. Spencer Cone. Dr. Cone also led the church in rewriting our confession of faith and in efforts to take the gospel to foreign lands. This was a time of spiritual and numeric growth for our church.
Our church's first building was damaged by being used as a stable by British soldiers during the Revolutionary War. After the war, our church razed the original structure and created a new stone building under the leadership of pastor William Parkinson.
Our church, now meeting on Gold Street, incorporated on June 19. John Gano was our first pastor. He later served as a chaplain in the Revolutionary War, and he baptized General George Washington in Newburgh during the Treaty of Peace celebration.
Thirteen followers of Christ first gathered to worship in the home of Jeremiah Dodge. Eight years later, they became a branch of the Baptist Church of Scotch Plains, New Jersey.
Whether you live in the neighborhood or are visiting from another country, whether you consider yourself a Christian or not, we love to welcome guests to tour our building or meet new people or enjoy some solitude or learn about Christ or worship with us.
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Our congregation is diverse in every way: age, ethnicity, vocation, upbringing, politics, neighborhood, attire, you name it. So you will likely find someone who is just like you.
If you don't consider yourself to be a Christian, you'll likely find others like you who are also curious, inquisitive, and evaluating. We're happy to be a place where you can explore Christianity.
Our Sunday worship service begins around 11 am and typically lasts an hour and fifteen minutes to an hour and a half. If you arrive late, don't worry: the ushers will be glad to escort you to a seat without attracting attention. And if you need to leave early, no problem. We understand that your schedule may keep you from sticking around to the end.
If you stay to the end, though, you'll find people eager to talk with you over a cup of coffee. Once a month we host a free luncheon after the service, and you are more than welcome to attend. And if we don't have a luncheon that day, don't be surprised if some of our folks invite you out to lunch. Sunday meals are a great way to build relationships in our often lonely city.
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Our doors are open, but not all the time. In addition to our Sunday gatherings, our building is available at various times throughout the week so that you can see what God is doing here and enjoy a peaceful moment in a busy city.
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Women's & Men's Bible Studies, Children's Sunday School: Sundays, 9:30 am
(Labor Day to Memorial Day)
Corporate Worship Service: Sundays, 11 am
Morning Kyrie: Tuesdays, 7 am
Evening Kyrie: Thursdays, 7 pm
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Looking for a quiet place to pray and meditate on God? Coming to the city, but won't be here on a Sunday? Our doors are open three days a week (Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday) from noon until 3 pm to serve you.
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265 West 79th Street at Broadway
New York, NY 10024
Our church is located just steps away from the 79th Street Station on the 1 train. When you come above ground, you'll see our building on the corner.
If you're coming from the east side, the easiest way to get here is on the M79. It will drop you off at our door on the 79th Street side of the building.
From Penn Station
Taking mass transit from outside the city? All you need to do is get to Penn Station. From there, take the 1 train uptown to 79th Street.
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Driving into the city.
Weekends are a great time to come to the city for many reasons: races, street fairs, concerts. But those very events create lots of street closures. Before you drive in, be sure to check out the NYC DOT Weekend Traffic advisory to make sure that your planned route is open.
Parking at the church.
We do not have a parking lot. So you can either park on the street or in a garage.
On every day except Sunday, meters are in operation on Broadway, Amsterdam, and 79th Street. Metered spaces will only give you an hour or two. Pay close attention to the signs, and if you're not sure about your parking spot, ask someone. The side streets (80th, 81st, and so forth) do not have meters, except close to some intersections. Meters are not operational on Sundays and some major holidays, so you can park for free all day.
Avoid a parking ticket.
Be careful to give a full car length space on both sides of a fire hydrant. Don't let any part of your vehicle cover a pedestrian crosswalk or a bus stop. And read the "No Parking" signs carefully. These are surefire ways to get a ticket—and maybe towed.
Garage parking.
If this makes you think you'd rather park in a garage, there are four conveniently located near the church: 79th Street between Broadway and West End, 80th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam, 81st Street between Broadway and West End, and Riverside Drive at 79th Street. It's expensive, but at least you won't get towed.
Next: Special Considerations »
Your situation may be a bit unusual. Perhaps you're wondering if we host groups, or whether you can access our building in a wheelchair. You've come to the right place.
Next: Families »
To care for your children during the service, there is a nursery provided downstairs. During the service, preschoolers and elementary students may be dismissed for a time of instruction. We examine and train our teachers so you can be confident leaving your children in their care. Please feel free to enjoy their services. Or keep your children with you during the service. We love the sound of little voices in our worship.
Next: The Disabled »
If you are wheelchair-bound or have difficulty with stairs, please let us know that you're planning to visit. Since our building was constructed in 1891, we do not have a permanent ADA entrance. To serve our physically disabled guests, we have a ramp that enables entrance to the main level of our facility. There is a private bathroom on this floor that you may utilize. Just ask one of the ushers, and they'll be happy to help.
Next: Out-of-Town Guests »
We love having out-of-town guests. Every Sunday stateside and international travelers join us in worship of our great God. We hope you come and pray that your knowledge of and love for Christ will grow through your visit.
Next: Groups »
God has blessed us with a large space to gather for worship—surprisingly large, given our context. So if you're planning to bring a group to worship with us, have no fear. We have plenty of room to accommodate you. We'd love to know that you're coming, though. That way, we can let you know of any special events that may be happening that weekend. It will also enable us to prepare enough food for your group if your visit coincides with our monthly luncheon. Please let us serve you by providing a meal for you while you're here. Just let us know when you'll be there.
What we can't do, unfortunately, is help you with lodging. We don't have beds and we can't accommodate your group in our facilities. Nor do we have any good ideas for where your group could stay—that is, none that you couldn't find through a Google search. The city is flat-out expensive. (Trust us, we know.) So we're sorry we can't help out. We've got nothing.
Next: Mission Teams »
Churches around the country regularly ask if they can send mission teams to serve our church. This has been the source of enormous blessing to us from our brothers and sisters around the country. We love working with teams that would help us serve our neighbors, spread our gospel, or renovate our facilities. If you're interested in an opportunity like this, please contact Gordon Scott.
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Heating aid up slightly in Coos, Carroll, Grafton countiesBy SARA YOUNG-KNOX
Special to the Union Leader
January 04. 2013 12:26AM
BERLIN - The financial challenges at the Tri-County Community Action Program offices in Berlin won't affect the fuel assistance program.
So far this year, the client list is almost 6,700, with Tri-County CAP's allocation set at $5.4 million, officials said.
In the 2011-2012 heating season, Tri-County CAP provided help to 9,000 clients through the New Hampshire Fuel Assistance program, paying out about $5.3 million to vendors and utilities on behalf of residents in Coos, Carroll and Grafton counties.
CAP is dealing with a cash flow crunch, and in December the court appointed a special trustee to oversee the organization, at the request of the Attorney General's Office's Charitable Trust Unit.
Peter Higbee, chief operations officer, said Thursday the organization gets an advance on fuel assistance funds, which weren't used solely for that purpose. Some of those funds were "borrowed" from "Peter to pay Paul " before the special trustee stepped in, he said.
CAP, Higbee said, is trying to get an accurate accounting of its programs and services, and do strategic cuts as it rights the ship.
He said the organization had taken on a lot of tasks "out of the kindness of our hearts," but will have to be more careful about what it agrees to do in the future.
News of the financial troubles has not affected the number of applications for assistance.
"We're very, very busy this time of year," Kathleen McCosh, CAP energy and housing program manager, said.
Benefit payments go directly to vendors, with fuel and utility companies receiving letters of credit on behalf of clients, then billing CAP when clients use those credits.
The maximum income eligibility for this heating season is 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, or $3,789 a month for a four-person household and $1,836 a month for a single person. Benefits range from $120 to $975, with an average benefit of $500.
If funds are still available as the season progresses, income cutoffs may be raised, with a four-person household with an annual income up to $55,330 eligible for aid.
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New Kid on the Block
One third of the tie-down ropers at the 2004 Wrangler® National Finals Rodeo had never before competed within the tradition-filled Thomas and Mack Center walls. On the other side were the veterans, with 24 world championships and 117 NFR qualifications among them. The odds of a rookie grabbing the gold buckle must've been astronomical â even in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Monty Lewis was a member of the "have-nots"when the week began. He was an NFR rookie, a relative unknown in the sport's most high-profile event. The week was supposed to belong to Cody Ohl or Fred Whitfield â just like it had for the previous nine years. And if not them, then veterans such as Trevor Brazile, Blair Burk and Stran Smith were certainly next in line for the championship.
Apparently, waiting his turn isn't Lewis' strong suit.
"Come the first of June, I thought I was roping pretty good,"he says of his 2004 run. "I thought in June that I was going to win the world.
Of course, world titles aren't won in June â they're won in December, on the sport's biggest stage. And the bright Las Vegas lights have cracked more than one confident rookie since the NFR moved there in 1985. But Lewis wouldn't be deterred.
"I thought I could out-rope everyone,"he admits. "I thought of myself as the guy to beat. I approached it like that, believed it and made it happen.
During his stay in Las Vegas, Lewis jumped from seventh to first in somewhat-surprising fashion. He never won a round, turned in only two times under eight seconds and yet still won the aggregate title by nearly eight seconds over Joe Beaver. He edged Smith â who failed to record a time in three rounds â by less than $2,000 for the world title.
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By Liana B. Baker
(Reuters) - DirecTV's <DTV.O> Chief Executive said on Tuesday that the top U.S. satellite provider added 100,000 net subscribers in the fourth quarter and is still mulling an acquisition of Vivendi's Brazilian telecom unit, GVT.
CEO Mike White said DirecTV had a "good quarter" and that the churn, or rate of cancellations was better than expected.
"The U.S. business delivered 100,000 net adds. That was significantly above where we thought we'd be," he said, speaking at an investor conference in Las Vegas.
The company's Latin American unit, considered by investors to be the company's growth engine, also exceeded expectations in the fourth quarter, White said.
"Latin America had another record quarter and both exceeded internal and external expectations from a net adds standpoint," White said," without providing specific subscriber numbers.
The executive said DirecTV remained interested in acquiring GVT, the Brazilian telecom unit of France's Vivendi. He said the process was going slower than expected. White called it a potential "tuck in" acquisition that was not a "must-have" buy.
Reuters reported in November DirecTV was among one of the companies that had bid on GVT.
White said he expects to receive more detail on the sales process from GVT "sometime in the first quarter" and that DirecTV will communicate with a "bit more clarity" on the issue in the next couple of weeks.
He said GVT "will have to make a decision on what they're seeing" including "interest levels" from potential buyers.
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Updating a previous report, Baltimore Orioles P Ryan Edell is expected to retire because of family reasons. Manager Buck Showalter said the retirement has nothing to do with his health or the team.
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Former ESPN Executive Joins Players Network Board
Cable TV Network Veteran Jim Bates brings executive experience and leadership to Players Network management team
Jan 22, 2013, 10:41 EST
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Players Network (OTCQB: PNTV), a Global New Media and Entertainment Company, announced today the appointment of Multi-Channel Network executive Jim Bates to its Board of Directors. Bates' appointment comes as the company prepares to roll out its next generation proprietary broadband-based content distribution and social media platform.
With more than 30 years of experience, Jim has been involved in the launching of over 10 cable-programming start-ups- most notably, ESPN and The Golf Channel. His most recent position was COO of HRTV, an Equestrian lifestyle and horseracing channel that also launched a successful subscription based broadband platform.
Mark Bradley, PNTV CEO states "Jim brings enormous insight and experiences from his career in cable programming to help shape our growth strategy, while bringing significant value to our shareholders. Jim's broadband experience coupled with his vast cable programming background will provide significant insight as PNTV moves into this next phase of consumption of video content. Having Jim on our board adds strength to our management bench and will provide direction on creating new revenue opportunities and niche channels for PNTV. "
Jim Bates states, "The media business is undergoing a fundamental paradigm shift, much like it did in the early 80's with the development of the narrowcasted channels. Once again, technology is dictating consumer behavior in the availability of video content across multiple screens at the time of choosing by the consumer. PNTV's foray into this space is perfectly timed and the deployment of multiple niche oriented channels provides significant opportunity. I am very excited to be joining the PNTV board and leading the company through this exciting phase of its development.
About Jim Bates
James M. Bates has an extensive track record of success in digital media, cable, sales, distribution, marketing and advertising. Jim is proficient at developing and implementing strategies to increase market share and profitability. He has a history of involvement in successful cable programming startup properties, including ESPN, The Golf Channel (grew TGC's distribution 500%, from 7M to 42M homes), Sports Channel New York (currently a part of MSG Media) and HRTV. As principal of Blue Line Media Ventures, Jim consults with startups and existing businesses interested in moving into the cable and digital space; advises on crafting strategies, writing business plans, compiling financial models, establishing linear 24x7 models, and launching subscription-based video on demand services to expedite market reach.
About Players Network, Inc.
Players Network is a fully reporting public company and producer and distributor of video content for Branded Digital Lifestyle Networks that utilize the company's Proprietary Enterprise Web Platform. Players Network's original "Vegas On Demand" Channel is distributed in over 27,000,000 television homes over Comcast, and other cable platforms and worldwide on its own internet channel destination, as well as on Hulu, Blinkx, Sling Media, Google, YouTube and Yahoo Video; and for DVD Home Video, mobile platforms, and through worldwide television Syndication. For further information please contact Leslie Thomas at 702.734.3457 and visit www.PlayersNetwork.com.
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With the exception of the historical information contained in this Release, the matters described herein contain forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties that may individually or mutually impact the matters herein described, including but not limited to: the ability of the Company to increase revenues in the future due to the developing and unpredictable markets for its products, the ability to achieve a positive cash flow, the ability to obtain orders for or install its products, the ability to obtain new customers and the ability to continue to commercialize its products, which could cause actual results or revenues to differ materially from those contemplated by these statements.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University moved ahead Friday with what's believed to be the country's biggest privately operated parking system in a move the school says will raise billions for everything from more faculty members to extra student financial aid over the next 50 years.
The university's $483 million contract with an Australian company and a U.S. partner comes with a guarantee that caps annual parking rate increases at 5.5 percent for the contract's first 10 years. After that, increases fall to the lower of either 4 percent or the rate of inflation.
The university pushed the plan as a way of providing revenue at a time of declining public funding. The proposal had plenty of individual critics, but all the major university student and faculty groups supported it.
"It's part of the innovation that universities are facing as we try to deal with a future that's going to be funded in a very different way than in the past," university provost Joseph Alutto said after the trustees' unanimous vote.
Ohio State, the country's third-biggest university, will use the money to hire more faculty, provide more student aid, support the arts and humanities and pay for the university's bus services, the university said.
With interest, the $483 million will ultimately grow to about $8 billion over 50 years, which will provide $3.1 billion to those priority areas.
Under the plan to lease parking operations to Queensland, Australia-based QIC Global Infrastructure, the university would maintain ownership of its parking garages and spaces, which total more than 35,000 spaces.
The company's U.S. partner in the deal would be Hartford, Conn.-based LAZ Parking, which operates more than 600,000 spaces at more than 1,550 locations, with annual revenues of about $550 million. The company has more than 6,000 employees.
LAZ Parking manages various parking services for 11 universities and colleges, including Yale University, Boston College, University of California Berkley, Brown University, the University of Connecticut, George Washington University, San Diego State University and Thomas Jefferson University.
But those parking spaces total about 15,000, less than half of the Ohio State plan.
LAZ also operates much larger municipal parking plans, including 59,000 spaces for Washington, D.C.'s Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and 42,000 spaces for Massachusetts' Bay Transportation Authority.
LAZ chairman and CEO Alan Lazowski called the contract "a historic event in parking," saying no other university has ever signed such a big or lengthy contract.
He likened the job to contracting with a small city.
"You have the arena, you have the stadium, you have the medical center," Lazowski said. "We do all those types of operations in the thousands and thousands of spaces — it's not anything that we're not used to taking over operating on a day-to-day basis."
He said he hopes to hire as many of the existing employees as possible to ease the transition.
Selling parking operations to private operators is the latest trend on campuses involving the outsourcing of non-academic functions that started decades ago with food operations, then spread into campus bookstores and even dormitory operations.
More than one in three universities in 2011 were considering privatizing operations for short-term revenue, and more than four in 10 were looking at privatization for long-term revenue, according an Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities survey of 81 research universities plus six university systems.
Andrew Welsh-Huggins can be reached at http://twitter.com/awhcolumbus.